Jack has $4 More than shea. Together they have $60. how much dose each have?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-10T15:14:38

Jack has $32 and Shea has $28.

First, let's define our variables.

Let's call the money Jack has #j#.

Let's call the money Shea has #s#.

We can now write two equations we can use to solve by substitution.

#j = s + $4# Because Jack has $4 more than Shea.

#j + s = $60# Because together they have $60.

We can now substitute #s + $4# for #j# in the second equation and solve for #s#:

#s + $4 + s = $60#

#2s + $4 = $60#

#2s + $4 - $4 = $60 - $4#

#2s = $56#

#(2s)/2 = ($56)/2#

#s = $28#

We can now substitute this into the first equation and calculate #j#:

#j = $28 + $4#

#j = $32#